RACHEL CHAFFIN

• Performs and completes daily interventions/orders required per standard of practice
• Continuous monitoring of medically complex patients
• Serving as an advocate for patient rights while providing compassionate and supportive physical and emotional support
• Collaboration with interdisciplinary team members to develop comprehensive care plans
• Providing education to families and patients regarding conditions, symptoms and care plans

Provided patient care, supervision, and necessitated intervention

• Maintained patient safety on acute psychiatric units
• Facilitated structured and educational community groups; managed large and diverse patient groups and behaviors
• Completion of restraint and verbal de-escalation classes

• Involved in process and performance improvement behind coordination of care, intake process, and medication management
• Developed new organizational strategies

• Assisted in managing and maintaining individual provider businesses, patient populations and specialties
• Analyzed complicated medical billing ledgers and insurance barriers relating to mental health

• Acquired knowledge into neural pathways, neurological diseases, presentation, and treatments
• Assisted with diagnostic procedures, pharmaceutical interventions, and complex patient treatment protocols

• Assisted with primate population behavior data analysis
• Performed socializations based on data collected; required knowledge of primate behavior and proper analysis to ensure success
• Assisted in primate cortisol study and designing individual study related to increased enrichment success

• Provided high quality care to elderly patients assisting with daily activities of living while enhancing comfort and overall wellbeing.

• Contributed to overall quality and care of patients by answering calls for help, taking vital signs, and monitoring behavior and physical condition for progress or deterioration
• Created positive patient experience by assisting patients with bathing, ambulating, feeding and personal and oral hygiene care

• Provided care to patients throughout lifespan with consideration of aging processes, human development stages and culture

• Performed individualized patient care by documenting observations and evaluating patient needs
• Increased oral and personal hygiene by aiding patients with shaving, bathing and teeth brushing